Sullivan, Danny (Mar 3, 2003):
»The New Breed: ... Teoma (2000- ): Launched in 2000, Teoma is known for its own spin on analyzing links from across the web to generate highly relevant results. It was purchased by Ask Jeeves in September 2001 and continues on as its own site, as well as providing results to the Ask Jeeves site.« Source

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»Teoma means "expert" in Gaelic, a reference both to the search engine's ability to analyze the web in terms of local communities, and to the portion of its search results called "Resources: Link collections from experts and enthusiasts."« Source